In Kharkiv oblast the voter turnout to 13. 00 GMT is about 20%

The turnout of voters on elections in Local authorities in Kharkiv oblast as of 12: 00 (13: 00 MSK) is about 20%, said on Sunday at a press conference Deputy head of Kharkiv regional state administration Mikhail Chernyak.

the Deputy chief of staff explained that these data only by region, information on turnout in Kharkiv is not one of them.

"at 12 o'clock the Appearance on elections has come for all parcels within the area is about 20 per cent," He said.

According to Chernyak, region 1, 67 thousand polling stations are operating normally, without major violations. He added that by this time 3 documented violations related to the election process.

Local elections are held in Ukraine on Sunday on the new electoral law. Regional, city and district councils will be elected under the proportional system with open lists, and elections of deputies of village and settlement councils - the majority system of relative majority. The results must be determined before November 4 and made public for five days, and in the case of the 2nd round of elections of the mayor in the big cities - not later than November 20.